?? last time I checked fish was an animal and not an object...

yes, I love the trope of "third party" getting involved between two love interests and they try to fight against their jealousy, realising their feelings towards each other^^ Feyra briefly transforming into the Lord of Summer Court (is Tarquin his name?) was so cool (imagine her flirting with Rhysand in that form 😂 bc she got stuck or smth 😂 hahaha I'm cracking myself up rn 🤣🤣) This and the book speaking with her and telling her she is a "curse breaker" . I think its a dope title to have. I would like to have that kind of power. Even more than flying or reading/manipulating minds.

Nesta? More like Nesty. -_-

This was quiet an emotional read and better than I expected but I had my problems with it. First, the fantasy aspect often disturbed the flow and emotional impact of the plot. When I started to feel inside an intense and serious scene, the description of whimsically looking animals (with flowers and leaves as fur) and floating blades really crushed my immersion. While the themes and setting felt very mature to me, the fantasy elements felt rather childish. Towards the end of the book fmc suddenly can see ghosts bc it easily gives her information she needs and moved the plot forward... So in my opinion, fantasy wasn't very necessary but sometimes an easy and quick way to get characters more powerful. (And maybe to sell the book not only in historical fiction but also in fantasy section that is more popular atm). The prose was also uninteresting, so no plus points for that from me. I'm also disappointed that we put so much value and depth into the main villain Terran, explored his past, but very little of his present. We got so little of his dialogue directly from him and not told or read from somewhere and he didn't even get last words before he died. (Yes I want the cringe prolonged scene where someone is bleeding from the mouth in the arms of another and tells one last truth/secret XD) His death was too sudden, too quick. Also, the way the author dodged writing a long impactful poem she hyped up throughout the book is funny, but disappointing XD

Ok it managed to surprise me. I didn't expect the fmc to personally cut out the tongue of a rival concubine. Its like she is slowly infected by Terrans madness.

"This needle, made of mountain silver, turns black in the presence of poison. I suggest you use it on anything another concubine brings you."This book will brobably be more boring to me than I expected bc I feel like the fmc is the reader who doesn't know anything about the inner palace intrigues and she is shoked by so many things that I deem basic for a palace bc I have watched a TON of such cdramas XD

Breakfast salad with garlic dressing, chick peas, feta cheese, carrots and spinach

ah I love how it is always a female ghost that is the big evil. Ofc we females are always extreme vengeful and insane 😒😑